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Thursday on BPR:
Food policy expert Corby Kummer
Former Suffolk County sheriff Andrea Cabral
Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung
Dr. Omer Bartov, holocaust and genocide studies professor at Brown University
Recent segments
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Ezra Klein On The Roots Of America's Political Polarization
In Ezra Klein’s book “Why We’re Polarized,” he explores the reasons and history behind America's political divisions. -
Paul Reville On Harvard Professor Charged With Lying To F.B.I: ‘Clearly He’s Crossed The Boundaries'
The former Mass. Education Secretary said he expects a more severe response from the university once an internal investigation is concluded. -
Cabral: Dershowitz Is 'A Harvard Professor Making A Trump University Argument'
On Wednesday, Dershowitz said that advanced a controversial legal theory in which he claimed a president could invite electoral interference from a foreign power to aid them because it would be in the public interest. -
Chuck Todd: Dershowitz Is Arguing A 'Legal Theory For One' Person
Trump defense attorney Alan Dershowitz argued in the impeachment trial the president is allowed to engage in a quid pro quo. -
The Story Of Aaron Hernandez Is An 'American Tragedy' Says Sue O'Connell
What would the former Patriots player and convicted murderer have been like without football brain injuries? -
Juliette Kayyem: The Trump Administration Isn't Prepared For The Coronavirus
Yes, we should be focusing on the flu, but we should also be wary of just how unprepared we are for an outbreak in America.
Listen to previous shows
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Best Of BPR 1/02: Jimmy Carter In His Own Words & Reflections With Former Aide Margaret McKenna
Today:We bring you Jim and Margery's 2014 conversation with a 90-year-old Jimmy Carter, about his book "A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power."And, one of Carter's former aides Margaret McKenna reflects on his legacy. -
BPR Full Show 1/2: Remembering Jimmy Carter
Juliette Kayyem debriefed the attack in New Orleans that killed 15, and the Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas.Margaret McKenna reflected on her time working under President Jimmy Carter as a White House deputy counsel in the 70’sWe replayed Jim & Margery’s 2014 interview with Jimmy Carter about his book “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence and Power.”Andrea Cabral on the downward trend for violent crime in BostonCorby Kummer talked about the craft beer breweries celebrating Pres. Carter’s legacy -
Best Of BPR 12/20: Boston's Very Own 'Ripped Bodice' Bookstore & Urban Nutcracker
Today: Boston Globe Love Letters columnist Meredith Goldstein discusses the region's newest romance-specific brick-and-mortar bookstore, Lovestruck Books, in Harvard Square.And, the team from the Urban Nutcracker joins Jim and Margery at the BPL for Live Music Friday. -
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BPR Full Show 12/20: No Crap for Christmas
We start the show by asking people how they maintain a "no crap for Christmas" policy.Ashish Jha was Biden’s COVID-19 response coordinator, now he’s the dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health. He joins to talk about RFK Jr. at the helm of HHS and whether the U.S. is ready for another pandemic.Former secretary of public safety Andrea Cabral reacts to a Georgie appeals court disqualifying Fani Willis, GOP officials targeting Liz Cheney for prosecution in 2025 and the third guilty plea in the Cambridge/Watertown brothel case.Former secretary of education Paul Reville discusses how Linda McMahon will impact the Department of Education, skill gaps at Massachusetts community colleges, a lawsuit alleging price-fixing at major universities, and pushback to Newton’s multilevel teaching model. Vulture podcast critic Nick Quah talks about this year's best shows. Then it's "Am I the A-Hole" day. At issue is an early Christmas dinner time.